Apple updates Final Cut Pro X, adds more features

Apple continues to bring some of the features found in Final Cut Pro 7 back into the fold of Final Cut X. Today, Apple has updated Final Cut to version 10.0.3, bringing multi-cam editing, advanced chroma keying, media relink, Photoshop layer support, XML 1.1 import and export enhancements, and broadcast monitoring all into the fold.

[quote]Apple® today released Final Cut Pro® X v10.0.3, a significant update to its revolutionary professional video editing application, which introduces multicam editing that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos; advanced chroma keying for handling complex adjustments right in the app; and enhanced XML for a richer interchange with third party apps and plug-ins that support the fast growing Final Cut Pro X ecosystem. Available today as a free update from the Mac® App Store™, Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3 also includes a beta of broadcast monitoring that supports Thunderbolt devices as well as PCIe cards.[/quote]

It’s pretty obvious that Apple is still listening to professional editors’ complaints about Final Cut Pro X. A lot of editors were extremely annoyed about the lack of support for many of these features when Apple made Final Cut Pro X available to editors last June.

However, updates of this magnitude will go a long way towards convincing Final Cut Pro fans to stick around a little bit longer and see how this all plays out before making the jump to competing products.